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puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Grief and Death
Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Gore, War, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, and Body horror
miniingrid's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Me he vuelto a emocionar, he visto la historia con una perspectiva ligeramente diferente y la he vuelto a disfrutar probablemente más que la primera vez. Los cambios son parte de la vida, y a veces solo nos falta verlos con la perspectiva y la compañía adecuada, y en el momento preciso para saber apreciarlos.
Moderate: Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, War, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Bullying, Colonisation, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
ellornaslibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Just left me feeling such a variety of emotions as I concluded this journey alongside Binti. I laughed, I cried, I raged, I celebrated alongside her and Okwu. And then there's Mwinyi who. . . I have no words. I don't often get into the whole book boyfriend thing some readers do, but he's definitely a character who makes me understand why they do.
Once again, the narration for this was top notch. I am always left reeling by how much more powerful the emotions are in this series cause of the talented Robin Miles. I definitely have to check out more of their work. These books deal with some difficult, deep emotions given all of what Binti goes through yet the delivery is always excellent. Quality work.
All I can say now is that I am excited beyond words for this series to be adapted and hope, hope, hope Hulu does the adaptation the justice it deserves and more. And that, of course, I will definitely be checking out more work by Nnedi Okorafor who I think might now be an auto-buy author for me.
Graphic: War, Animal death, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Misogyny and Xenophobia
choicepotatoes_oldo20230731's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
STAR RATING
★★★★☆
would recommend
NUMERICAL RATING
4.50
will likely read again
REVIEW
As with the first two books in this series, I enjoyed The Night Masquerade more as an audiobook than an ebook. I also enjoyed it more my second time through.
I grew increasingly taken with the characters I'd already started growing fond of, and found
I didn't think this would wind up being the case, but I would love to read this series again. And, while I had some (arguably) major issues with the first two books, the third makes up for that for me.
Moderate: Grief, Violence, and War
queenkath32's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Grief, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, War, Xenophobia, and Violence
readingrainbowroad's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Panic attacks/disorders
doomluz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I wasn't expecting Binti to die about halfway through (especially so brutally, but I guess that could've been done so that readers would have no doubt that she died and to show the brutality of war). I thought the rest of the book was going to be about remembering her and Mwinyi and Okwu solving the rest of the questions that needed to be answered and maybe completing her mission. But then she's revived.
It's funny Binti points out that the reasons the Zinariya left the golden ball felt anticlimactic because it was. There were a few story threads that still weren't completely answered, which makes me hope that Okorafor will write a fourth book or something. But overall I enjoyed this trilogy.
Graphic: Death, War, Violence, Gore, Animal death, and Grief
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, and Sexism
jmcordero's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Grief
hanathemah's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Death, Xenophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief
Moderate: Animal death
translove's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Grief